Quote Originally Posted by Lyle View Post
Ray didn't have one punch power...Floyd doesn't have any power at all at 147......if Ray could outbox Duran a great fighter who could box extremely well on the inside and out fight Tommy Hearns then he wouldn't have had much of a problem with Floyd who damn near got beat by an old Oscar De la Hoya.

Ray's handspeed, heart, and style would provide lots of trouble for Floyd.....Ray only got beat 3(really 4 because the rematch with Hearns) times and those times he was old or fighting one of the greatest pound for pound fighters in the history of the sport (Roberto Duran). Floyd hasn't been beat YET but he has had major trouble in a couple fights vs guys who just don't compare to the likes of Hearns, Duran, Hagler, and Benitez....Jose Luis Castillo a good fighter but nothing close to Duran


Ray was also the naturally bigger man
First of all I think your wrong saying he has no punch power at 147.Certainly not the hardest hitter but the shot that sent Hatton into the corner head first looked quite powerful to me. He was out of his comfort zone fighting DLH at 154 and still came away with a victory. I personally think he would have beaten Duran (Prime v Prime) as I see him frustrating Duran the way Leonard did in "NO MAS", but don't see him beating Tommy Hearns as I think that Hearns' height and skill coupled with that freakish punch power would have caused him serious trouble and I see Hearns as one of the only men in welterweight history that could knock a prime Floyd out. As for him struggling against people who don't compare to Hearns, Duran, Hagler and Benitez I think that DLH is certainly in that league. Im not saying Oscar would have beaten any of them but he would have certainly been no pushover and i would see him taking them all the distance (with the exception of the natural middleweight Hagler who probably would have stopped him) and losing close competitive fights.